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the suspect in that case, staff sar jantd robert bales, met with his defense team yesterday. his lawyer says bales only remembers some detail from the night in question and virtually nothing from the time the military says he was inside those afghan villages. now bales' wife carolyn is speaking out for the first time. in a statement preels lreleased her lawyer, what happened was a terrible and heartbreaking tragedy. we extend our convict dole enls enss to the parents and brothers and sisters and grant parents of the children who perished. i want to know how this could be. that's a statement from the wife of sergeant bales. there is also new information surrounding the suspect's troubled home life. according to ohio financial records, robert bales was ordered to pay more than $1.3 million in damages after defrauding an elderly couple while serving as their stockbroker. >>> after all the courting is through, it looks like peyton manning will end up in denver. yes, that was the sight last season of a certain national phenomenon known as teen bow mania. what happens to teen bow n
the suspect in that case, staff sar jantd robert bales, met with his defense team yesterday. his lawyer says bales only remembers some detail from the night in question and virtually nothing from the time the military says he was inside those afghan villages. now bales' wife carolyn is speaking out for the first time. in a statement preels lreleased her lawyer, what happened was a terrible and heartbreaking tragedy. we extend our convict dole enls enss to the parents and brothers and sisters...
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he outruns the defense. he's in the end zone. that is known as a touchdown. the huskies take the lead 17-13 with just under five minutes to go in the game. stanford trying to answer with two minutes left. josh nunez gets picked off by desmond trufont. that seals it for the huskies in the same stadium where the seahawks stole one from the packers. huskies take down number eight stanford by a final of 17-13. the crowd in purple storms the field. >>> to baseball now. the play-off chase is really heating up. and the mets could be less relevant for postseason pictures. still, we're going to show you highlights from your game yesterday because this happened. >> i know the reason for that. baxter hits it in the air. back goes snyder. it's out of here! he ran it back. he brought it back. >> yeah, kind of emblematic of the mets season. you see travis snyder of the pirates making like spiderman, climbing the fence. probably makes the catch of the day. maybe the year. but this day belongs to r.a. dickie. went into the eighth inning to get the 20th win of the year. the f
he outruns the defense. he's in the end zone. that is known as a touchdown. the huskies take the lead 17-13 with just under five minutes to go in the game. stanford trying to answer with two minutes left. josh nunez gets picked off by desmond trufont. that seals it for the huskies in the same stadium where the seahawks stole one from the packers. huskies take down number eight stanford by a final of 17-13. the crowd in purple storms the field. >>> to baseball now. the play-off chase is...
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romney is on the defensive. he's playing defense all the time. he has out of that. and even if the job situation remains bleak, unless he's able to take control of the narrative and position himself as a leader, he's going to have a hard time winning in november. >> it's interesting, even when they're playing defense -- those t-shirts are still totally -- you know, willie, what's intere interesting, when we talk about team obama, we lump everybody together. the president is going to be in jacksonville, west palm beach today, raising money but highlighting a highlighting what romney's medicare plan would do to seniors. big, big talk in florida. he's stayed above the fray and had his soldiers doing the work and muck and mire which to say the stephanie cutters or the robert gibbs. at what point does he begin to get implicated in these attacks? do you think right now people see him separate? >> no, i think they lump them all together. they're speaking on behalf of the president. i think people are smart enough to see that. i think when you look inside that poll, you loo
romney is on the defensive. he's playing defense all the time. he has out of that. and even if the job situation remains bleak, unless he's able to take control of the narrative and position himself as a leader, he's going to have a hard time winning in november. >> it's interesting, even when they're playing defense -- those t-shirts are still totally -- you know, willie, what's intere interesting, when we talk about team obama, we lump everybody together. the president is going to be in...
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officials were surprised to learn about the book, say it has not been vetted by the defense department which reviewing writing by members of the military to insure classified information is removed. comes on the heels of a video that involves officers who criticized the obama administration for leaking information on the bin laden raid for political gain. >>> a never before heard interview with dr. martin luther king, jr. discovered stowed away in an attic in chattanooga, tennessee. the reel to reel audio recording dates to december 21st, 1960, and features a 31-year-old dr. king discussing the struggle for civil rights. >> i am convinced that when the history books are written in future years, historians will have to record this movement as one of the greatest epics of our heritage. i think the movement represents struggle on the highest level of dignity and discipline. no one of goodwill can disagree with the ends of the sit-in movement, the end to break down all barriers between people on the basis of race, color. >> that's a 31-year-old martin luther king, jr. in 1960. the intervie
officials were surprised to learn about the book, say it has not been vetted by the defense department which reviewing writing by members of the military to insure classified information is removed. comes on the heels of a video that involves officers who criticized the obama administration for leaking information on the bin laden raid for political gain. >>> a never before heard interview with dr. martin luther king, jr. discovered stowed away in an attic in chattanooga, tennessee....
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sanford police say george zimmerman shot and killed trayvon martin in self-defense. but when zimmerman was calling police the night trayvon martin was killed, he described the victim using a racial epithet. >> which entrance is that that he's heading for? >> the back entrance. >> igniting more demands for an arrest. the victim's parents say their online petition has more than half a million signatures. in this quiet and comfortable community, where there had been a rash of burglaries, residents are still outraged by what they've heard in zimmerman's neighborhood watch call to police. >> are you following him? >> yeah. >> okay, we don't need you to do that. >> he's not charles bronson. and this wasn't "death wish." this isn't a movie, this is an actual thing that has happened out here. and i hope that the fbi can get to the bottom of it. >> mr. zimmerman was a self-appointed neighborhood watch captain. that was nbc's ron allen reporting. >>> state legislators in florida are calling for a reexamination of florida's stand your ground law. established in 2005, it provide
sanford police say george zimmerman shot and killed trayvon martin in self-defense. but when zimmerman was calling police the night trayvon martin was killed, he described the victim using a racial epithet. >> which entrance is that that he's heading for? >> the back entrance. >> igniting more demands for an arrest. the victim's parents say their online petition has more than half a million signatures. in this quiet and comfortable community, where there had been a rash of...
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. >>> and the defense department sent a letter to the former navy seal regarding the book he is about to publish regarding the raid in pakistan. the military is considering legal action. >>> and a cheating scandal at harvard university as dozens of students are being investigated for possibly copying answers on a take-home final exam. now if found guilty, they face a reprimand or suspension. >>> now, here is your first look at the morning's dish of scrambled politics. former florida governor jeb bush among the speakers on the final night of the republican national convention in tampa. he told voters to stop blaming his brother, george w. bush, at this gop convention. >>> and the former vp says it is time to eliminate the electoral college and have the popular vote to decide who will be president. >>> and the nielsen tv ratings for the speech showing a relatively low audience of almost 22 million people, compared to 40 million watching sarah palin four years ago. meanwhile, sarah palin's complaints about being bumped off fox news when ryan spoke, reveals a rocky relationship with the n
. >>> and the defense department sent a letter to the former navy seal regarding the book he is about to publish regarding the raid in pakistan. the military is considering legal action. >>> and a cheating scandal at harvard university as dozens of students are being investigated for possibly copying answers on a take-home final exam. now if found guilty, they face a reprimand or suspension. >>> now, here is your first look at the morning's dish of scrambled politics....
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this friday the house is scheduled to vote on the 2013 defense appropriations bill and defense industry executives like lockheed martin's ceo bob stevens are urging capitol hill to about come up with a plan to avoid $500 million in automatic defense cuts. according to a report by the aerospace industry's association those cuts could result in the loss of up to 2 million jobs. joining us now, democratic representative from mas chet congressman barney frank and republican representative from south carolina congressman mick mulvaney. they are offering a bipartisan solution with an amendment to the defense appropriations bill. good morning, thanks for being here. >> good morning. >> last segment tom and i were talking about taking care of long-term debt, challenges of medicare, medicaid, social security provide, but defense spending. the united states spends more on national defense than, what, the next 16, 17 countries behind it. and yet, you try to cut defense and we hear -- sounds like it's 1964 all over again. >> right. when you talk about those countries behind us, china obviously is p
this friday the house is scheduled to vote on the 2013 defense appropriations bill and defense industry executives like lockheed martin's ceo bob stevens are urging capitol hill to about come up with a plan to avoid $500 million in automatic defense cuts. according to a report by the aerospace industry's association those cuts could result in the loss of up to 2 million jobs. joining us now, democratic representative from mas chet congressman barney frank and republican representative from...
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>> that it was self-defense, he swung on me first. the whole yard seen it. >> i will give you a copy of the report once it's typed. all right? >> all right. >> see you in a little bit. what i'm going to do right now, i have to get the yard list from the officer so i know who to question and i will ask the individuals per inmate samuels, did the other inmate swing on him first? >> right here, willie. >> give me the house and the name. >> officer alejos locates witness names in the yard log. there are five inmates officer deed must question. >> thank you. >> all right, willie. >> due process. a man, he has that right. he has witnesses to be called right here. he has the right to tell his side of the story and present witnesses like we would do in court. same thing. going up to the hospital. second floor. >> before officer deed meets with samuels' witnesses, he visits edwards who's still recovering from the incident in the infirmly. >> edwards, i'm officer deed from carson hospital. i have a 115 for you for the fight you had on the yard
>> that it was self-defense, he swung on me first. the whole yard seen it. >> i will give you a copy of the report once it's typed. all right? >> all right. >> see you in a little bit. what i'm going to do right now, i have to get the yard list from the officer so i know who to question and i will ask the individuals per inmate samuels, did the other inmate swing on him first? >> right here, willie. >> give me the house and the name. >> officer alejos...
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that's sort of like his defense. >> he said it was a big mistake. he wish he hadn't done it. >> step back a moment and put this in perspective. everyone is dissing him for supporting, you know, specter. the reality is, every republican in the establishment supported specter. this came from the white house itself. they wanted to close ranks and protect that seat. and so he did what the white house asked him to do. which any senator would do in that situation. so now to sit back and sort of this revisionist history make it seem like he stood out and he was the only republican in the country to support specter is crazy. >> isn't this the second time? there was a debate where he said he went against his convictions, you have to take one for the team. >> education. >> yeah. it just seemed kind of disappointing. >> but again, you have a republican president and he comes to you and says, this is my top priority. i am a new president. if you guys undercut me and don't give me my top priority, then, well, you're undercutting. and he did it. i've got to say,
that's sort of like his defense. >> he said it was a big mistake. he wish he hadn't done it. >> step back a moment and put this in perspective. everyone is dissing him for supporting, you know, specter. the reality is, every republican in the establishment supported specter. this came from the white house itself. they wanted to close ranks and protect that seat. and so he did what the white house asked him to do. which any senator would do in that situation. so now to sit back and...
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in romney's defense, the april tax release is something that john mccain did. he shouldn't have talked about it, said i won't answer questions until it's released. that was the unforced error. >> and so people don't have to adjust their tv set. barack obama is in the 1% set. he made millions and millions of dollars off his book. make the difference. >> if you look at his tax return in office, it's not millions and millions. >> he made millions of dollars on his books. >> a million. i'm just saying. it's a big difference. >> i would like to make my point. >> sorry to interrupt. >> three times. >> i would never do that to you. and it hurts me. >> my point that i've been trying to make for the past 15 minutes is barack obama can get away with that. >> yeah. >> because americans don't resent other americans and politicians that make a lot of money. but if barack obama were to say, yeah, i made some money on books and the paperback and it wasn't that much, that's when it becomes -- it's not the money mitt made that's the problem, it's his attitude. >> the other imag
in romney's defense, the april tax release is something that john mccain did. he shouldn't have talked about it, said i won't answer questions until it's released. that was the unforced error. >> and so people don't have to adjust their tv set. barack obama is in the 1% set. he made millions and millions of dollars off his book. make the difference. >> if you look at his tax return in office, it's not millions and millions. >> he made millions of dollars on his books. >>...
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he weaves through the defense and a nice return. just the second time in peyton manning's pro career he's thrown three picks in the opening quarter. three in the first quarter. falcons kicked a field goal there. put them up 13-0 all off those picks. the only people having a worse night than peyton manning, the replacement refs. atlanta pounces on the ball after this play. but the officials lose control. can't get the scrum apart. a little fight breaks out on the field. that led to a six-minute delay during which the officiating crew sorts things out. so much confusion with penalties in this one, the first half lasted more than two hours alone. third quarter, matt ryan rolls out to rod i white. 27-7 after the second point. the 100 passing touchdown of ryan's career. broncos made a late push. tried to come back but the falcons hang on to win 27-21 on a bad night for that guy, peyton manning. >>> orioles facing the mariners trying to gain on the yankees in the a.l. east. first batter of the game. nate mcclouse deep over the wall. that
he weaves through the defense and a nice return. just the second time in peyton manning's pro career he's thrown three picks in the opening quarter. three in the first quarter. falcons kicked a field goal there. put them up 13-0 all off those picks. the only people having a worse night than peyton manning, the replacement refs. atlanta pounces on the ball after this play. but the officials lose control. can't get the scrum apart. a little fight breaks out on the field. that led to a six-minute...
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after a warm krupp from vice president biden, he offered a defense to his policies, saying he now needs more time to build on the progress he's made. >> if you reject the notion that this nation's promise is reserved for the few, your voice must be heard in this election. if you reject the notion that our government is forever beholden to the highest bidder, you need to stand up in this election. if you believe in a country where everyone gets a fair shot and everyone does their fair share and everyone plays by the same rules, then i need you to vote this november. >> borrowing a quote from abraham lincoln, president obama acknowledges the challenges of his own presidency, declaring things have, indeed, he says, changed from four years ago. >> times have changed and so have i. i'm no longer just a candidate. i'm the president. [ cheers and applause ] and that means i know what it means to send young americans into battle, for i've held in my arms mothers and fathers of those who didn't return. i've shared the pain of families who have lost their homes and the frustration of workers who
after a warm krupp from vice president biden, he offered a defense to his policies, saying he now needs more time to build on the progress he's made. >> if you reject the notion that this nation's promise is reserved for the few, your voice must be heard in this election. if you reject the notion that our government is forever beholden to the highest bidder, you need to stand up in this election. if you believe in a country where everyone gets a fair shot and everyone does their fair...
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defense attorneys. in criminal cases. >> i don't see anything there. >> it has been, i believe, very regrettable, shameful in some cases, for some who have decided they are going to step out and try to blame this tragedy on a young african-american man who weighed 100 pounds less -- weighing 100 pounds less than the man who was chasing him through the streets with a .9 millimeter gun while trayvon martin was carrying iced tea and skittles. i would suggest to those who would continue to adopt this twisted line for whatever reason, you will look foolish in the end. or worse. do not defend, you know -- you know, well, you defend who you want to defend. but if you're attacking a young man who was minding his own business, carrying skittles and iced tea through a neighborhood, trying to get home, and yet he was chased through a neighborhood when the authorities were telling zimmerman to get out of the way, a man with a .9 millimeter gun, it is your -- your defense of the guy with the .9 microclimate g millim
defense attorneys. in criminal cases. >> i don't see anything there. >> it has been, i believe, very regrettable, shameful in some cases, for some who have decided they are going to step out and try to blame this tragedy on a young african-american man who weighed 100 pounds less -- weighing 100 pounds less than the man who was chasing him through the streets with a .9 millimeter gun while trayvon martin was carrying iced tea and skittles. i would suggest to those who would continue...
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he saved criticism for proposed defense cuts and the even differences on missile defense. "with the united states on a path to a hollow military" he writes, "we are hardly in a position to exercise leadership in persuading allies to spend more on security. the irresponsible defense cuts are clearing the way for our partners to do even less." still what is remarkable about the policy and afghanistan, republicans are giving the president plenty of room. they don't want to argue any other side to this argument about keeping troops there longer. this is a war that is not longer popular with the men public. the other summit with the european economy on the brain, the summit with the most domestic impact may have happened earlier this weekend when the leaders of the world's wealthiest economies met at camp david. the same debate about growth or austerity, spending or cuts will go farthest to spur economic recovery in the long term is being fought out in europe as well and the white house is happy with that they believe is a more unified message on their message from the western
he saved criticism for proposed defense cuts and the even differences on missile defense. "with the united states on a path to a hollow military" he writes, "we are hardly in a position to exercise leadership in persuading allies to spend more on security. the irresponsible defense cuts are clearing the way for our partners to do even less." still what is remarkable about the policy and afghanistan, republicans are giving the president plenty of room. they don't want to...
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and the defense industrial establishment, losses. 19% in virginia comes from the defense establishment. you've got the largest naval base in the world. most voters are wondering where is the sequester but let's do it in a responsible way. >> it's willie geist. you said that you will not raise taxes on any american. what will you do in the lame duck session? will you come to the middle and entertain, at least rthe idea o a tax cut? >> willie, i want to pick up on some discussion that i heard in the earlier segment. and that is, the raising of taxes and dealing with the question of spending, that has been the hangup for the last two years and the president himself said back in -- two years ago, that there were going to be two questions left for this election which was going to be health care, the most disproportionate part of the spending at the federal level and taxes. and no question that this election is about taxes. we heard it last night and the vice president continues to say one thing that they will absolutely do is raise taxes on small businesses. he did not deny the fact that th
and the defense industrial establishment, losses. 19% in virginia comes from the defense establishment. you've got the largest naval base in the world. most voters are wondering where is the sequester but let's do it in a responsible way. >> it's willie geist. you said that you will not raise taxes on any american. what will you do in the lame duck session? will you come to the middle and entertain, at least rthe idea o a tax cut? >> willie, i want to pick up on some discussion that...
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. >> chiefs head coach romeo crow mel offered a bit of a defense yesterday saying the cheering didn't come from most of the crowd. a small group, he believes. and believes kansas city fans are good fans. >>> coming up at the top of the hour on "morning joe," mitt romney delivers a foreign policy speech at vmi. critics saying it fell a bit short on detail. we'll talk with the president on the council of foreign relations in just a minute. and we'll huddle around the water cooler where big bird remains center stage in this presidential campaign thanks to president obama's campaign. we'll show you their new ad when we come back. >>> we told you after being down almost 20 pins with women just a month ago, mitt romney has effectively closed the gender gap according to one poll. romney stands even with the president among female voters in the latest pugh survey. should romney end up getting more of the female vote than the president does in the general, he'd be the first republican to do that in 24 years. want to sound smart today, tell your friends the last republican presidential candidat
. >> chiefs head coach romeo crow mel offered a bit of a defense yesterday saying the cheering didn't come from most of the crowd. a small group, he believes. and believes kansas city fans are good fans. >>> coming up at the top of the hour on "morning joe," mitt romney delivers a foreign policy speech at vmi. critics saying it fell a bit short on detail. we'll talk with the president on the council of foreign relations in just a minute. and we'll huddle around the...
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in towns all around aleppo, rebels are now setting up defensive positions in case they're attacked next. here, they've set up a barricade on a main road. it wouldn't stop a tank invasion, but at least might slow it down. the rebels are preparing, now armed with weapons that can counter assad's feared air force. the u.n. general assembly meets to discuss syria tomorrow. on the agenda, a draft resolution from middle east neighbor saudi arabia expressing concern over syria's reported chemical weapons cache. >>> now, after the biggest blackout in world history, much of india's electricity has been restored but not before creating real concerns about the infrastructure of one of the world's emerging powers. three of the country's power grids collapsed, causing outages that spanned almost 2,000 miles, leaving subways idle, commerce at a standstill and hundreds of millions of people without electricity for two days in the depths of summer. by some estimates, 670 million people were without electricity. that's 10% of the world's population and twice the population of the united states. more tha
in towns all around aleppo, rebels are now setting up defensive positions in case they're attacked next. here, they've set up a barricade on a main road. it wouldn't stop a tank invasion, but at least might slow it down. the rebels are preparing, now armed with weapons that can counter assad's feared air force. the u.n. general assembly meets to discuss syria tomorrow. on the agenda, a draft resolution from middle east neighbor saudi arabia expressing concern over syria's reported chemical...
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they are in a defensive posture. some people here take the victory they got on the collective bargaining bill and stopped there and waited until the fall. they may have made a mistake in doing the recall. >> i wanted to ask you about bill clinton because he was explaining through his spokesman what he meant to say and saying basically they are claiming what he apparently said or alluded to with maria bartiromo was not what he meant to say. let's play a little bit of the tape. >> i don't have any problem with extending all of it now. including the current spending levels. they are still low. i think they look high because of the recession. the real issue is not whether they should be extended for another few months. the real issue is whether the price the republican house will put on is permanent. i think that's an error. >> with the clinton statement, he said he always said it should be a temporary extension, but the bottom line is he did refer to a recession that is clearly not what the white house people wants peop
they are in a defensive posture. some people here take the victory they got on the collective bargaining bill and stopped there and waited until the fall. they may have made a mistake in doing the recall. >> i wanted to ask you about bill clinton because he was explaining through his spokesman what he meant to say and saying basically they are claiming what he apparently said or alluded to with maria bartiromo was not what he meant to say. let's play a little bit of the tape. >> i...
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it is a strictly self-defense bill here. as we know, george zimmerman says he was acting in self-defense. what happens now? >> the stand your ground law has become a huge obstacle to preventing exactly this kind of self-pointed vigilanteism. this kind of vigilante justice. it used to be if you shot somebody in quote/unquote self-defense, you were protected. but in 2005, florida decided to become the pioneering state to extend this kind of self-protection to wherever the heck you go. the problem became that somebody like a zimmerman, unless there are witnesses that say, i saw you do it, the kid wasn't pro you, it wasn't self-defense. unless you've got witnesses it becomes very difficult to prove the circumstances that the shooting took place in. so cases have been defeated repeatedly where similar kinds of shooting took place. a lot of time they don't even try to bring the case because it is so hard to get convictions unless you've got witnesses or unless the shooter shoots the victim in the back. what you've got is no witnes
it is a strictly self-defense bill here. as we know, george zimmerman says he was acting in self-defense. what happens now? >> the stand your ground law has become a huge obstacle to preventing exactly this kind of self-pointed vigilanteism. this kind of vigilante justice. it used to be if you shot somebody in quote/unquote self-defense, you were protected. but in 2005, florida decided to become the pioneering state to extend this kind of self-protection to wherever the heck you go. the...
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president obama was on the defensive after a republican seized on comment he's made earlier after saying the private sector was doing fine, he was forced to clarify saying there was good momentum in the private sector. >> mitt romney was in utah today showing his support for senator orrin hatch. he's >> hillary clinton and kofi annan met to discuss conditions in syria. >> and a judge refused to dismiss charges against wikileaks defendant. and i'll have another will not run in the belmont stakes. i'm veronica del la cruz. now back to lockup. >>> miami-dade corrections, the sixth largest jail system in the united states, is like a small overpopulated city, one that never shuts down. the task of officially running these facilities can be daunting, meals, medications, rec time, visitations. it's a never ending trouble to properly care for a population of thousands. with most of their time spent locked behind bars, inmates at miami-dade corrections welcome the three hours a week they're allowed outside for exercise. >> we come out to the yard, try to do some stretching. that way we don't have
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we're spending a ton of money in the defense budget. the question for you, because we're talking about how these things aren't getting proper attention right now, is when you look at the defense budget and look at how much money we spend on things like armament and ships, is there stuff, ways to cut the fat? if so, how do you do it in the context of the presidential campaign? >> you press me to identify where the waste is, i wouldn't be able to respond to you. look at the overall picture here is one country that is spending on military purposes as much as the rest of the world combined. obviously there is some disproportion in this, obviously there is some fat in this. we are really spending incredible amounts of money on weaponry. the world which probably in the future the issue of distribution of power and global stability is not going to be decided in destructive war but through engagement of sporadic die vens, diplomacy, economic policy, influence and the strength of our own domestic economy. >> what's the political bounce for obama
we're spending a ton of money in the defense budget. the question for you, because we're talking about how these things aren't getting proper attention right now, is when you look at the defense budget and look at how much money we spend on things like armament and ships, is there stuff, ways to cut the fat? if so, how do you do it in the context of the presidential campaign? >> you press me to identify where the waste is, i wouldn't be able to respond to you. look at the overall picture...
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you know, newt made the defense of it last night, which was actually accurate. that we had a situation where p you were an outpatient medicare and you had insulin or other types of outpatient care, pharmaceuticals, you simply didn't get the care. but if you stayed in the hospital, you did. so it actually was a bizarre system where people were kept in the hospital longer, running up more costs for medicare, because it didn't do what every other insurance policy did, which was to cover outpatient prescriptions. the reason it didn't, was because the benefit was put in place in 1965 and there wasn't a substantial amount. we should have paid for it it was a mistake not to pay for it. i've said it publicly. i said i would have voted differently. the reason i voted for it, not only because of what newt said there were health savings accounts in there. that's something i advocated for 15 years and believe and still believe today. that it's a transformational change in the private sector. we didn't get everything we wanted in that bill, but the idea that we planted the s
you know, newt made the defense of it last night, which was actually accurate. that we had a situation where p you were an outpatient medicare and you had insulin or other types of outpatient care, pharmaceuticals, you simply didn't get the care. but if you stayed in the hospital, you did. so it actually was a bizarre system where people were kept in the hospital longer, running up more costs for medicare, because it didn't do what every other insurance policy did, which was to cover outpatient...
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clear america was strengthening missile defense systems, not abandoning them. in 2010, the obama administration convinced russia to vote for the u.n. security resolution to impose sanctions on iran. biden wasn't kidding going back to the days of george w. bush. 15 of the 22 members of mitt romney's foreign policy team work nodar bush administration. like recycling baseball managers, isn't it? joining me, martin bashir here on msnbc. come on! >> it's hard to keep a straight face. >> all they're doing is putting on a different jersey. the same group. >> you make the point so well. is the world really ready for rambo romney? throughout this campaign what we've been hearing about iran is romney's willingness to go in and take. do you know what happened today? israel's top military chie said he believed sanctions are working and it's unlikely iran will develop a nuclear bomb in the near future. if you listen to rambo romney for the whole of this campaign, he's threatening to invade a country like iran. that's the problem on foreign policy. >> these false attacks on
clear america was strengthening missile defense systems, not abandoning them. in 2010, the obama administration convinced russia to vote for the u.n. security resolution to impose sanctions on iran. biden wasn't kidding going back to the days of george w. bush. 15 of the 22 members of mitt romney's foreign policy team work nodar bush administration. like recycling baseball managers, isn't it? joining me, martin bashir here on msnbc. come on! >> it's hard to keep a straight face. >>...
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and shellie zimmerman is vigorous in his defense insisting he's not violent. but the consistent thing you see, chuck, in both of these stories is she's asserting he was afraid for his own safety or someone else's safety so he felt justified in doing what he's doing and saying therefore he's not violent. >> i guess, joanne, what has surprised me and i'm not going to pretend to be an expert on this case, but that the prosecution is making the case -- is not trying to make a case that he's some sort of flight risk but that he might be -- that this history of violence that he somehow could be a danger to the community and not to have him in the community, is that what you're hearing? >> absolutely. they're making the case based on prior acts of violence. interesting, chuck, they're not making the flight risk despite the fact his previous attorneys gave a press conference in which they essentially laid out the case for a flight risk saying that he was having a mental breakdown, essentially. that they'd lost contact with him. and they went through that pretty quickl
and shellie zimmerman is vigorous in his defense insisting he's not violent. but the consistent thing you see, chuck, in both of these stories is she's asserting he was afraid for his own safety or someone else's safety so he felt justified in doing what he's doing and saying therefore he's not violent. >> i guess, joanne, what has surprised me and i'm not going to pretend to be an expert on this case, but that the prosecution is making the case -- is not trying to make a case that he's...
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since the beginning, 779 prisoners have passed through guantana guantanamo, according to the defense department. there are currently 171 detainees being held there. only seven are scheduled for trial and 89 are eligible for release. some former inmates say their time at guantanamo is a dark memory. >> this is an anniversary of tragedy, of pain, of torment, of families being ripped apart. of a dark page in the modern history of humanity. >> reporter: he spent two years at guantanamo before being freed without charge. since then he's formed an organization, caged prisoners, for former detainees. earlier this month, a defense authorization bill was signed into law that will broaden the military's power over terrorist detainees and will require security guarantees before prisoners can be sent home. among detainees that are rumored to be marked for transfer are 12 taliban detainees who may be transferred to afghan custody as part of a u.s. bid with peace talks with the taliban. francis koe, nbc news. >>> here's your "first look" at some of the other news going on around america today. a c
since the beginning, 779 prisoners have passed through guantana guantanamo, according to the defense department. there are currently 171 detainees being held there. only seven are scheduled for trial and 89 are eligible for release. some former inmates say their time at guantanamo is a dark memory. >> this is an anniversary of tragedy, of pain, of torment, of families being ripped apart. of a dark page in the modern history of humanity. >> reporter: he spent two years at guantanamo...
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welcome in. >>> well, i want to maintain defense spending at the current level of the gdp. i don't want to keep bringing it down as president's doing. this sequestration idea of the white house, which is cutting our defense, i think is an extraordinary miscalculation. >> the republicans leaders agreed to that deal to extend it. >> i thought it was a mistake on the part of the white house to propose it. i think it was a mistake for republicans to go along with it. >> here with us now, we have the ceo of the comeback america initiative and comptroller of the u.s., dave walker. >> you've got some money. >> i got some money. >> what do you have? >> $10 million. don't try to spend it, though. >> i can't spend it? no shoes? oh. >> you've got andrew jackson on the front who's the only president in the history of the united states who actually paid off the national debt. 1835. >> he also abolished the central bank. >> that's right. >> and 40 years of economic chaos. >> details, details. >> that's a footnote. >> you have a clock behind you, dave walker. explain, why do you take this
welcome in. >>> well, i want to maintain defense spending at the current level of the gdp. i don't want to keep bringing it down as president's doing. this sequestration idea of the white house, which is cutting our defense, i think is an extraordinary miscalculation. >> the republicans leaders agreed to that deal to extend it. >> i thought it was a mistake on the part of the white house to propose it. i think it was a mistake for republicans to go along with it. >>...
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missile-defense system in the region. today the president defended his remarks to medvedev saying it's no secret to get congress to act in an election year is virtually impossible. that didn't stop mitt romney from jumping on fortunate's remarks. >> when assad is murdering his own people, we go to the united nations and who is it that always stands up for the world's worst actors, russia typically with china. and sign terms of a geopolitical foe a nation that's on the security council that has the heft of the security council and is a massive nuclear power russia is the geopolitical foe and the idea that our president is planning on doing something with them that he's not willing to tell the american people before the election is something i find very, very alarming. >> according to the most recent poll president obama leads mitt romney in a head-to-head match-up by ten points. that's a suffolk poll just out, 47-37%. >>> new details coming out in the case of trayvon martin who was killed while walk through a gated communi
missile-defense system in the region. today the president defended his remarks to medvedev saying it's no secret to get congress to act in an election year is virtually impossible. that didn't stop mitt romney from jumping on fortunate's remarks. >> when assad is murdering his own people, we go to the united nations and who is it that always stands up for the world's worst actors, russia typically with china. and sign terms of a geopolitical foe a nation that's on the security council...
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special teams and defense also adding scores. the jets roll over buffalo, 48-28. tebow not much of a factor. just 11 yards rushing and no passing attempts. >>> 49ers hosting the packers. just before the end of the half here. jim harbaugh sends david akers out to try a 63-yard field goal. looks like it was going to come up short. this is in green bay, but it hits the crossbar, gets the favorable bounce through the uprights. that 63-yarder ties akers for the longest field goal in nfl history. and he's stunned. gives the niners a nine-point lead going into the half. alex smith hits vernon davis for the short touchdown. oh! oh! jammed on his dunk attempt. the lambeau crossbar strikes again, rejecting this time vernon davis's dunk in the end zone. niners hold on. an impressive road win over the packers, 30-22. >>> a little golf for you, rory mcilroy ended the weekend with another title. the 23-year-old won the bmw championship. his second consecutive fedexcup playoff event win, won by two strokes, became the first player since tiger woods in 2009 to win a consecutive w
special teams and defense also adding scores. the jets roll over buffalo, 48-28. tebow not much of a factor. just 11 yards rushing and no passing attempts. >>> 49ers hosting the packers. just before the end of the half here. jim harbaugh sends david akers out to try a 63-yard field goal. looks like it was going to come up short. this is in green bay, but it hits the crossbar, gets the favorable bounce through the uprights. that 63-yarder ties akers for the longest field goal in nfl...
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of him, it energizes them with an i told you so, ready to go and ready to use this for the ultimate defense. i think it is particularly helpful to president obama. >> let's get to what happened this week, the tragedy, a week now since the passing of whitney houston. as you've had time to reflect on all this, what are your thoughts? >> i would see her from time to time. i knew her as a genuinely good person. yes, she had her challenges. yes, she went through, what she admitted, her bouts with the dark side. she was a spiritual person. i couldn't deal with it. it's still an unreal thing to me. such a vibrant spirit. the thing that bothered me more than anything, that night i talked to the guy who directed the retake -- remake i should say of "sparkle," the movie she just completed in january. he said she was all the way back. reverend al, you're going to see how vibrant she is, how well she sings when the movie comes out. her story is not one of a fallen star. it's one that fell and got back up and we were not able to celebrate her rise. >> what is it about singers in particular, you think, t
of him, it energizes them with an i told you so, ready to go and ready to use this for the ultimate defense. i think it is particularly helpful to president obama. >> let's get to what happened this week, the tragedy, a week now since the passing of whitney houston. as you've had time to reflect on all this, what are your thoughts? >> i would see her from time to time. i knew her as a genuinely good person. yes, she had her challenges. yes, she went through, what she admitted, her...
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says zimmerman's claim of self defense were supported by evidence at the scene. the police report, however, makes no mention of it. a florida state senator is now drafting new legislation to dramatically reshape the stand your ground law. democrat chris smith says shooting deaths in the state are up 250% since that 2005 law went into effect. martin's parents joined the demonstration in new york city yesterday where hundreds of protesters called for justice. they also appeared on al sharpton's "politics nation" where trayvon's mother spoke about the toll her son's death was having on her. >> my heart is hardened right now. i'm finding it difficult to do just daily things right now. in addition to grieving, i'm just consumed with the fact that this guy has not been arrested who murdered my son. so that is very difficult for me as a mother. i cry every day. there is a hole in my heart because that was my baby. >> in reading about this, it almost seems to get worse, joe, every paragraph and every news story. >> yeah. no doubt about it. and unfortunately, this isn't t
says zimmerman's claim of self defense were supported by evidence at the scene. the police report, however, makes no mention of it. a florida state senator is now drafting new legislation to dramatically reshape the stand your ground law. democrat chris smith says shooting deaths in the state are up 250% since that 2005 law went into effect. martin's parents joined the demonstration in new york city yesterday where hundreds of protesters called for justice. they also appeared on al sharpton's...
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>> i do. >> "pentagon bulks up defenses in the gulf." yesterday just u.s. navy gunners opened fire on a small fishing vessel on the coast of dubai after that crew ignored warnings to back away from the ship. at least one was killed on the fishing boat. >> and today's "boston globe" explores efforts by both presidential candidates to boost fund-raising from those living overseas. mitt romney reportedly send this son to hang rones. >> that's not good. >> one went to the hospital after the needle punctured the roof of his mouth. the company that caters meals is heightening their safety procedures. >> and dozens of olympic athletes arriving in london were delayed for hours when the bus got lost on the way from heathrow airplane. finally the driver abandoned the gps advice on board and took out an old fashioned map. olympic marathoners are expected to cover roughly the same distance in half the time, only they'll be on foot. >> it's early. >> gps can sometimes confuse. >> let's go to politico now. your article, veepstakes. >> i think it contains bobby jindal and
>> i do. >> "pentagon bulks up defenses in the gulf." yesterday just u.s. navy gunners opened fire on a small fishing vessel on the coast of dubai after that crew ignored warnings to back away from the ship. at least one was killed on the fishing boat. >> and today's "boston globe" explores efforts by both presidential candidates to boost fund-raising from those living overseas. mitt romney reportedly send this son to hang rones. >> that's not good....
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. >>> coming up, the tigers pounce, the yanks extend their lead and a top defensive back is out for the season. >>> plus, this one very controversial call could be the last straw for football's replacement refs. your first look at sports is straight ahead. you're watching "first look" on msnbc. r-in-law your chicken noodle soup but she loved it so much... i told her it was homemade. everyone tells a little white lie now and then. but now she wants my recipe [ clears his throat ] [ softly ] she's right behind me isn't she? [ male announcer ] progresso. you gotta taste this soup. less expensive option than a traditional lawyer? at legalzoom you get personalized services for your family and your business that's 100% guaranteed. so go to legalzoom.com today for personalized, affordable legal protection. with the parents and the cute little baby triplets... well wait until your triplets move back home after college. we were enjoying our empty nest. and now it's just a nest full of laundry. lucky underwear. we were going through so much of that bargain detergent... and the clothes didn't look
. >>> coming up, the tigers pounce, the yanks extend their lead and a top defensive back is out for the season. >>> plus, this one very controversial call could be the last straw for football's replacement refs. your first look at sports is straight ahead. you're watching "first look" on msnbc. r-in-law your chicken noodle soup but she loved it so much... i told her it was homemade. everyone tells a little white lie now and then. but now she wants my recipe [ clears...
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he was on the defensive. jimmy carter was attacking him. and then he had this positively brilliant close about are you better off? and he did it so well. peter hart did a bunch of focus groups before and after. clearly reagan had a lower threshold. he had to prove to people he was acceptable. >> that's what mitt -- you're describing mitt romney. you're describing mitt romney because voters -- >> voters don't have the kind of negatives. he did not have 51% of people having an unfavorable view. secondly, you could say mitt romney is as good a debater all you want. gipper against mitt romney when it comes to charm, people saying i want to have this guy on television for four years, it's no contest. >> willie, following up on what mike barnicle said, the one thing mitt romney has going for him is who he is running against. there are a lot of republicans that voted for barack obama that are disappointed. there are a lot of independents that voted for obama who are disappointed. there are a lot of conservatives who don't want to vote for them thi
he was on the defensive. jimmy carter was attacking him. and then he had this positively brilliant close about are you better off? and he did it so well. peter hart did a bunch of focus groups before and after. clearly reagan had a lower threshold. he had to prove to people he was acceptable. >> that's what mitt -- you're describing mitt romney. you're describing mitt romney because voters -- >> voters don't have the kind of negatives. he did not have 51% of people having an...
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government and trim the ever expanding federal deficit, but he's calling for tax cuts and increases in defense spending. >> he believes in the dynamic power of american entrepreneurial free enterprise, and the government has suppress thad and killed jobs, he wants to unleash that energy again. >> i disagree with the supreme court's decision. >> also on day one, he said he would seek to repeal obama's health care law, even though it largely replicates his own massachusetts law. >> this is a time of choice for the american people. our mission is clear. if we want to get rid of obama care, we have to replace president obama. >> this change of heart surprises john gruber, the m.i.t. economist who worked with governor romney on the health care reform bill. he even gave gruber an indescribed picture of the bill signing. >> no explanation except pure partner politics. look this was a conservative idea. it's only because a democratic president endorsed it and passed it, that now it's the devil's work. no other explanation. >> as president, i'll treat our allies and friends like our friends and allies.
government and trim the ever expanding federal deficit, but he's calling for tax cuts and increases in defense spending. >> he believes in the dynamic power of american entrepreneurial free enterprise, and the government has suppress thad and killed jobs, he wants to unleash that energy again. >> i disagree with the supreme court's decision. >> also on day one, he said he would seek to repeal obama's health care law, even though it largely replicates his own massachusetts law....
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marine disarmed when secretary of defense leon panetta went down and visited them. it's news that we're going to keep following up and try to find out why this happened. here's the president. >> -- the united states and the united kingdom is steeped in tradition. and last night as president i shared with the prime minister a uniquely american tradition of brack bracketology. march madness. he's learned to appreciate one of our great national pastimes. his team has told me he has decided to install a hoop at 10 downing street. today we carry on another tradition, an official visit from one of our closest friends and our dearest allies. prime minister cameron, mrs. cameron, members of the british delegation, on behalf of the american people, it is my great honor to welcome you to the united states. david, samantha, on behalf of michelle and myself, we welcome you to the white house. and, samantha, just let me say that we are delighted that you've made america your first official foreign trip. it's now been 200 years since the british came here to the white house under
marine disarmed when secretary of defense leon panetta went down and visited them. it's news that we're going to keep following up and try to find out why this happened. here's the president. >> -- the united states and the united kingdom is steeped in tradition. and last night as president i shared with the prime minister a uniquely american tradition of brack bracketology. march madness. he's learned to appreciate one of our great national pastimes. his team has told me he has decided...
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a little defensive. i have won a lot of football games. mark, mark, put the pen down. don't write statements, just practice and win and you'll be fine. right, willie? >> he almost did win. they have a good quarterback. 19, is she really 19? >> i checked wikipedia, which is never wrong and she was 19. >> i'm stunned. i'm stunned. joe, one more thing to point out, the united states men's soccer team lost to el salve dor. they don't get to go to the london olympics. >> i would respond but -- >> we're losing barnacle over here. it's been a great ride, mike. >> anyway, they lost and they are not going to the olympics. it's unfortunate. >> it's heart breaking. >> it breaks your heart. up next, the most read opinion pages. we'll be right back. [ todd ] hello? hello todd. just calling to let you know i'm giving you the silent treatment. so you're calling to tell me you're giving me the silent treatment? ummm, yeah. jen, this is like the eighth time you've called... no, it's fine, my family has free unlimited mobile-to-any-mobile minutes -- i can call all i want. i don't think
a little defensive. i have won a lot of football games. mark, mark, put the pen down. don't write statements, just practice and win and you'll be fine. right, willie? >> he almost did win. they have a good quarterback. 19, is she really 19? >> i checked wikipedia, which is never wrong and she was 19. >> i'm stunned. i'm stunned. joe, one more thing to point out, the united states men's soccer team lost to el salve dor. they don't get to go to the london olympics. >> i...
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why do you come to the defense of donnie deutsch when he clearly does not deserve defense? >> oh, my goodness. well he doesn't need my defense. but look at donnie. >> yes he does. >> he has an individual style and flair. he celebrates it. i love it. >> don't hate just because she loves. >> i look at models as well as athletes. the older i get the more i look at them sometimes with pity and i go, they don't understand. this is so fleeting. they've got two, three, maybe four years. and they're blowing it. you took what you had with "sports illustrated" and being a model and it seems like you did everything right moving forward. you used that wonderful opportunity to do something much bigger. talk about that and talk about if sometime you look at some of these models and go, oh, god i wish i could talk to them. >> modeling was a great education. it wasn't what i aspired to. i entered that industry as a business person already. first job, 4 years old, sold painted rocks. i knew i belonged on the other side of the lens. >> yeah. >> i knew that my passions and my strengths were d
why do you come to the defense of donnie deutsch when he clearly does not deserve defense? >> oh, my goodness. well he doesn't need my defense. but look at donnie. >> yes he does. >> he has an individual style and flair. he celebrates it. i love it. >> don't hate just because she loves. >> i look at models as well as athletes. the older i get the more i look at them sometimes with pity and i go, they don't understand. this is so fleeting. they've got two, three,...
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the 20-year-old rookie, defensive hero. remember the pump fake move on wednesday comes through with a bat and clutch. they sweep the rays and keep the pressure on the yankees. ensured a winning record of the orioles since 1997. the yanks needed a win in boston to keep up with the orioles. drive to deep center. looks like trouble. granderson runs it down at the wall. nice play. yankees up, 1-0. two on for derek jeter. a classic jeter hit. drops it in between the defense. run comes in to score. with that hit, jeter ties willie mays for tenth on the all-time major league hit list. one of seven strikeouts here in the game. 2-0. they set a three-game set at home against the rays tonight. dodgers and cardinals fighting for a wild card. craig breaks a tie with an rbi single. dodgers lost four in a row. cardinals have a two-game lead over the dodgers for the final m.l. playoff. pirates lost six games and fallen three out in the wild card. at the top of the hour on "morning joe," rage against the muslim world. what is president obam
the 20-year-old rookie, defensive hero. remember the pump fake move on wednesday comes through with a bat and clutch. they sweep the rays and keep the pressure on the yankees. ensured a winning record of the orioles since 1997. the yanks needed a win in boston to keep up with the orioles. drive to deep center. looks like trouble. granderson runs it down at the wall. nice play. yankees up, 1-0. two on for derek jeter. a classic jeter hit. drops it in between the defense. run comes in to score....
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the video shows assad swearing in his new defense minister. back in washington, senator john mccain hammered president obama for not intervening in syria. >> 17,000 syrians have been massacred while this administration has done nothing and the president of the united states has refused to even speak up. the president of the united states talks about bain capital all the time. why doesn't he talk about the capital of syria, where thousands of innocent people have been tortured, raped and murdered? >> we're going to have senator john mccain here on the show next hour on "morning joe." >> next hour. melody, what should the president do? obviously far fewer died in libya before we went there. bosnia and kosovo in the 1990s, less killings triggered a larger response. what does assad have to do to his people before the president decides our military should intervene? >> first of all, senator mccain's assertion the president is doing nothing is absurd. i mean the president has -- and the administration, we've heard u.n. ambassador susan rice, all spe
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contribution, so you have obvious ones like sheldon adelson who are has given up to $20 million, his big issue defense of israel and the question we sought to ask was whether sheldon adelson's contributions means that its security play a bigger role in the campaign and certainly we have seen the super pac that received all of his funding highlighting israel, and we have seen newt gingrich highlights israel and his stance on it, it's not possible in every case to determine a cause and effect, whether the contributions caused it or whether the contributions were motivated by that stance already. >> it's hard to separate the chicken and egg situation, because clearly someone will give millions dollars to someone expressing their views, what about foster friess, a friend of the show i say with irony. and rick santorum? >> sure, well we have not seen foster friess talk a lot public cally since doing your show. and was in controversy after that. i had a chance to catch up with him and he talked about he wanted to see rick santorum's opposition to islamic extremism and the things he supported to clamp down o
contribution, so you have obvious ones like sheldon adelson who are has given up to $20 million, his big issue defense of israel and the question we sought to ask was whether sheldon adelson's contributions means that its security play a bigger role in the campaign and certainly we have seen the super pac that received all of his funding highlighting israel, and we have seen newt gingrich highlights israel and his stance on it, it's not possible in every case to determine a cause and effect,...
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campaign to come, the american ideals of economic freedom and opportunity need a clear and unapologetic defense and i intend to make it because i have lived. . >> it. >> in 2012, clearly romney is running as a mr. fix it so it plays more to what he considered his strength. >> these are people who looked how to get the primary going. >> though he's picked as the early slog, his front-runner status doesn't shield him from the slings and air rose of his more conservative opponents. >> your mandate is no different than barack obama's mandate. it is the same mandate. >> we need toe have more venture capitalism going on in america and less culture capitalism. >> you've seen when we nominate moderates they can't debate. >> i thought it was going to come from the president and the democrats from the left but instead it's coming from speaker gingrich and apparently others. you know, that's just part of the process. >> by march the republican field narrows. one man stands between romney and the nomination. a long shot. former pennsylvania senator rick santorum who has no love loss for romney. >> he is th
campaign to come, the american ideals of economic freedom and opportunity need a clear and unapologetic defense and i intend to make it because i have lived. . >> it. >> in 2012, clearly romney is running as a mr. fix it so it plays more to what he considered his strength. >> these are people who looked how to get the primary going. >> though he's picked as the early slog, his front-runner status doesn't shield him from the slings and air rose of his more conservative...
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they had a clear path about how they wanted to keep him on and they put dukakis immediately on the defensive, which was a big, big issue for him. >> right. >> a lot of what happens this fall, joe, will depend on what happens between now and the fall. in the economy, iran, in afghanistan, and all these places where the big issues are still very, very much in play. i've said it here to the point that my wife is ready to throw up, the ufo theory is still in place. the unforeseen will occur at some point. and it's very hard to project how people will respond to it. >> potential game changers to use your words. >> no doubt. go back to september 15th, 2008, that was a turning point in that election. when we had the meltdown and people saw how the president responded to it and how senator mccain responded to it and that -- you saw the numbers change. >> the health care debate before the supreme court, what the supreme court does around obama care law could have a similar impact september 15th -- >> tom brokaw, stay with us. still ahead we'll talk to former national security adviser dr. brzezinski a
they had a clear path about how they wanted to keep him on and they put dukakis immediately on the defensive, which was a big, big issue for him. >> right. >> a lot of what happens this fall, joe, will depend on what happens between now and the fall. in the economy, iran, in afghanistan, and all these places where the big issues are still very, very much in play. i've said it here to the point that my wife is ready to throw up, the ufo theory is still in place. the unforeseen will...
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he appointed republican secretaries of defense, the army and transportation. president obama appointed several members of his cabinet, even though they supported hillary in the primary. heck, he even appointed hillary. >> that was bill clinton making the case for barack obama, compromiser in chief. clinton is masterful, of course, but i don't actually think it's that hard to make the case that the president tried, really tried to work with republicans. he emphasized tax cuts in the recovery act, returned to the table time after time with john boehner, even though boehner had nothing to offer. his signature health care law was lifted directly from a republican rival. in compromise, they say, though, it takes two to tango. president obama showed up in his dancing shoes, but his date threw a punch in his face. i think the american people get that, and i think it's one of the things people like about this president. he doesn't hate the other side, and he keeps earnestly coming back and back and back, much to the frustration at times of partisans like me. but what'
he appointed republican secretaries of defense, the army and transportation. president obama appointed several members of his cabinet, even though they supported hillary in the primary. heck, he even appointed hillary. >> that was bill clinton making the case for barack obama, compromiser in chief. clinton is masterful, of course, but i don't actually think it's that hard to make the case that the president tried, really tried to work with republicans. he emphasized tax cuts in the...
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let's make some changes in our missile defense plans and the things that bother you the most. and the russians became supporters in the u.n. so he pass a series of u.n. sanctions, resolutions, against israe iran. with that foundation, the u.s. kept adding with its european countries, japan, other friendly countries more and more sanctions on top of that to the point it's really squeezing now in tehran. the most telling thing for me was the day after the first negotiating meeting in istanbul where there were signs of progress. the stock market in tehran shot up. why? because iranians think there may be a deal that's going to take these sanctions, which are really beginning to squeeze iran, off. and so people were buying stocks. it's that simple. >> fascinating. our guest last week, mika, from "the new yorker qu" that was talking about iran, said she was picked up off the street not because she was talking about the military or nuclear issues, but they were upset she might be writing a story on the economy. >> yes, very sensitive. >> which means it's starting to draw blood. >> w
let's make some changes in our missile defense plans and the things that bother you the most. and the russians became supporters in the u.n. so he pass a series of u.n. sanctions, resolutions, against israe iran. with that foundation, the u.s. kept adding with its european countries, japan, other friendly countries more and more sanctions on top of that to the point it's really squeezing now in tehran. the most telling thing for me was the day after the first negotiating meeting in istanbul...
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needs and the defense industry threaten to take over what we want and need. my favorite speech has not been that last one, but one of his first big ones. the adams for peace speech that he gave in his first year in office. he talked about the united states having an arsenal of weapons that could destroy the world. then as now, we were the only country to have usen an atomic weapon. it was clear by that point in 1953 that it wasn't just us. the soviet union had a number of successful tests. he talked about the hopeless finality of a belief that two atomic colosi is doomed to eye each other indefinitely across a trembling world. he talked about the helpless acceptance of the proeblt of civilian detroyed. >> condemnation of man kind to begin all over again. the age old struggle from savagery toward decency and right and justice. >> it's not often that presidents talk this deep. talk about the united states not wanting if drive the huge race back into the stone ages or the desire of our country to gnat be recorded as one of the great destroyers. that was what he
needs and the defense industry threaten to take over what we want and need. my favorite speech has not been that last one, but one of his first big ones. the adams for peace speech that he gave in his first year in office. he talked about the united states having an arsenal of weapons that could destroy the world. then as now, we were the only country to have usen an atomic weapon. it was clear by that point in 1953 that it wasn't just us. the soviet union had a number of successful tests. he...
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but he seemed to really -- he seemed defensive. almost like he doesn't like to have to explain why he's struggling to beat a rick santorum. >> well, i think they're frustrated, they say, as they have said in multiple e-mails to you and me both. they say the math is on our side. why are you even focusing on these other folks in the race? the simple fact of the matter is the difference between momentum and math and the narrative that continues to exist in this race right now. they're going to head to illinois. ironically the home state of their opponents, president barack obama. they go to illinois for a quick event on friday, they go to puerto rico where they're going to head after we're done talking to you and back to illinois. he has to continue racing around to states that they thought would have been delegate simple draws for them. >> did they ever think they were going to puerto rico? >> yeah, they were hoping for a couple of down days. >> you get a long weekend in puerto rico. there are parts of this job not a lot of fun, at l
but he seemed to really -- he seemed defensive. almost like he doesn't like to have to explain why he's struggling to beat a rick santorum. >> well, i think they're frustrated, they say, as they have said in multiple e-mails to you and me both. they say the math is on our side. why are you even focusing on these other folks in the race? the simple fact of the matter is the difference between momentum and math and the narrative that continues to exist in this race right now. they're going...